Ernest R. Miller
Ernest Ray Miller (April 9, 1892 – March 31, 1987) was an American educator and coach of football, basketball, and baseball.
He served as the head football coach at Defiance College in Defiance, Ohio from 1923 to 1924, Alfred University in Alfred, New York in 1925, Kentucky Wesleyan College from 1926 to 1927, Ohio Northern University from 1929 to 1930, and Western Kentucky State Teachers College (now known as Western Kentucky University) in 1932.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 9, 1892 |
| Died | March 31, 1987 (aged 94) Pompano Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Cincinnati (1977, Ed.D.) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| c. 1920 | Ironton HS (OH) |
| 1922 | Wittenberg (assistant) |
| 1923–1924 | Defiance |
| 1925 | Alfred |
| 1926 | Kentucky Wesleyan (line) |
| 1927 | Kentucky Wesleyan |
| 1929–1930 | Ohio Northern |
| 1932 | Western Kentucky State Teachers |
| Basketball | |
| 1923–1925 | Defiance |
| 1927–1928 | Kentucky Wesleyan |
| Baseball | |
| 1923 | Wittenberg |
| 1924–1925 | Defiance |
| 1930–1931 | Ohio Northern |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 30–27–2 (college football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 SIAA (1932) | |
Miller attended Ohio University and graduated from Rio Grande College—now known as the University of Rio Grande—in Rio Grande, Ohio. In 1977, Miller earned a Doctor of Education degree from the University of Cincinnati at the age of 81. He died on March 31, 1987, at a hospital in Pompano Beach, Florida.
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defiance Yellow Jackets (Independent) (1923–1924) | |||||||||
| 1923 | Defiance | 3–4–1 | |||||||
| 1924 | Defiance | 7–1 | |||||||
| Defiance: | 10–5–1 | ||||||||
| Alfred Saxons (Independent) (1925) | |||||||||
| 1925 | Alfred | 1–7 | |||||||
| Alfred: | 1–7 | ||||||||
| Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1927) | |||||||||
| 1927 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 6–3 | |||||||
| Kentucky Wesleyan: | 6–3 | ||||||||
| Ohio Northern Polar Bears (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1929–1930) | |||||||||
| 1929 | Ohio Northern | 2–6–1 | 0–4–1 | 15th | |||||
| 1930 | Ohio Northern | 3–5 | 1–4 | 11th | |||||
| Ohio Northern: | 5–11–1 | 1–8–1 | |||||||
| Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1932) | |||||||||
| 1932 | Western Kentucky State Teachers | 8–1 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| Western Kentucky State Teachers: | 8–1 | 6–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 30–27–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
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